Re: [Amc-list] Weber 32/36 DGEV Issue

[Ken Ames <ameskg@xxxxxxxxx>]

Could be wide open throttle doesn't vapourize well or the fuel pump/flow can't
keep up with the demand or ,

it could be the ignition. Full throttle puts a big load on the sparkers - plug
gap too big, coil can't handle it, etc.
Does it do this on the flat also if you use all the pedal for about the same
length of time as climbing the hill?

Someone may have said this already - I'm about 40 email behind. : )

Ken 


Quoting Wrambler242@xxxxxxxxxxx:

> 
> Yeah, you may have indeed not needed that regulater.
> To my knowledge the thre leg filter acts as a regulater to drop pressure.
> Someone not to long agoe mentioned having difficulties with a newer carb on
> an older engine without the three leg filter and they seemed to be saying the
> pressure was too high for that newer carb?
> 
>    I would try plugging the third leg and see how it runs with the
> regulater.
> Have you gauged it?
> 
>    I am somewhat perplexed though, as in my thinkgin with the regulater
> between that filter and the carb it "should" do nothing but free flow the
> fuel if a pressure drop is not needed?
> 
>   Bottom line, I'd get a gauge in there and run it so you can test drive it
> to see what is going on. You may have a bum regulater.
> 
> --
> Mark Price
> Morgantown, WV
> 1969 AMC Rambler, 4.0L, EFI, T-5
> 2004 Grand Cherokee Laredo, 4.7L, Quadratrac II
> " I realize that death is inevitable.
> I just don't want to be around when it happens! "
> 
>  -------------- Original message ----------------------
> From: Todd Tomason <jayscore@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > The same thing just happened trying to go to work, without the regulator. 
> So 
> > obviously that's not the problem.  What would cause a car to buck going up
> 
> > hill?
> > 
> > Todd
> > 
> > On Monday 17 November 2008 07:07, Todd Tomason wrote:
> > > I've had one of the 32/36 DGEV carbs on the 258 in my Spirit for a
> couple
> > > of years now.  The instructions say that the fuel pressure should only
> be
> > > 3.5 pounds and they recommend using a fuel pressure regulator.  I've
> also
> > > seen a couple of forums that talk about how much better the carb ran with
> a
> > > regulator.  I finally got around to buying one and installing it this
> > > weekend.
> > >
> > > It seemed to run pretty good, until I went up a hill.  Trying to pull a
> > > hill the whole car would start to buck.  It made you thing of someone
> > > trying to drive a manual transmission the first time.  It died two or
> three
> > > times getting up that hill.  I got back home, took the regulator off and
> > > tried the same hill again.  Ran fine.
> > >
> > > I had put the regulator between the fuel filter and the carb.  This
> engine
> > > uses one of the split fuel filters that has a return line to the tank, so
> I
> > > thought maybe that was the problem.  I switched things around and put
> the
> > > regulator before the fuel filter.  Same problem.  Took the regulator
> back
> > > off and runs fine.
> > >
> > > Any ideas?  Did I just waste $30 on this regulator?
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > >
> > > Todd
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